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HOMESERVICE MANUALSDODGE AND RAM1996CARAVAN V6-229 3.8LREPAIR AND DIAGNOSISBODY AND FRAMEINTERIOR MOULDING / TRIMCARPETSERVICE AND REPAIR
1996 Dodge and Ram Caravan V6-229 3.8L
Carpet: Service and Repair
1996 Dodge and Ram Caravan V6-229 3.8LSECTION Service and Repair
REMOVAL
1. Remove front seats.
2. Remove front center console.
3. Remove first rear seat.
4. Remove second rear seat.
5. Remove front cowl panels and sill plates.
6. Remove sliding door sill plate/s.
7. Remove rear door sill plate.
8. Remove lower B-pillar trim covers.
9. Remove D-pillar trim covers.
10. Remove Quarter trim panels.
11. Remove floor escutcheons.
12. Remove push-in fasteners holding carpet to floor in front seat area.
13. Remove push-in fasteners holding carpet to floor forward of rear door opening.
14. Roll carpet from under instrument panel to center of sliding door
15. Roll carpet forward away from rear door opening.
16. Extract carpet through sliding door opening.
INSTALLATION
1. Insert carpet through sliding door opening.
2. Roll carpet rearward toward rear door opening.
3. Roll carpet under instrument panel.
4. Install push-in fasteners to hold carpet to floor forward of rear door opening.
5. Install push-in fasteners to hold carpet to floor in front seat area.
6. Install floor escutcheons.
7. Install Quarter trim panels.
8. Install D-pillar trim covers.
9. Install lower B-pillar trim covers.
10. Install rear door sill plate.
11. Install sliding door sill plate/s.
12. Install front cowl panels and sill plates.
13. Install second rear seat.
14. Install first rear seat.
15. Install front center console.
16. Install front seats.
1. Remove front seats.
2. Remove front center console.
3. Remove first rear seat.
4. Remove second rear seat.
5. Remove front cowl panels and sill plates.
6. Remove sliding door sill plate/s.
7. Remove rear door sill plate.
8. Remove lower B-pillar trim covers.
9. Remove D-pillar trim covers.
10. Remove Quarter trim panels.
11. Remove floor escutcheons.
12. Remove push-in fasteners holding carpet to floor in front seat area.
13. Remove push-in fasteners holding carpet to floor forward of rear door opening.
14. Roll carpet from under instrument panel to center of sliding door
15. Roll carpet forward away from rear door opening.
16. Extract carpet through sliding door opening.
INSTALLATION
1. Insert carpet through sliding door opening.
2. Roll carpet rearward toward rear door opening.
3. Roll carpet under instrument panel.
4. Install push-in fasteners to hold carpet to floor forward of rear door opening.
5. Install push-in fasteners to hold carpet to floor in front seat area.
6. Install floor escutcheons.
7. Install Quarter trim panels.
8. Install D-pillar trim covers.
9. Install lower B-pillar trim covers.
10. Install rear door sill plate.
11. Install sliding door sill plate/s.
12. Install front cowl panels and sill plates.
13. Install second rear seat.
14. Install first rear seat.
15. Install front center console.
16. Install front seats.
RENDER: 1.0x
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When to See a Mechanic
Stop DIY work and contact a certified mechanic immediately if any of the following apply:
- • You smell fuel, burning insulation, or see smoke.
- • Brakes feel soft, pull hard to one side, or make grinding noises.
- • The engine overheats, stalls repeatedly, or misfires under load.
- • You are missing required tools, torque specs, or safe lifting equipment.
- • You are not confident in the next step or safety outcome.